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Crispy Fish Sauce Chicken Wings<\/p>\nWhen you take a seat on a tiny stool at this Vietnamese spot, you should immediately survey the state of the table. Move some sauces around, warn friends to keep their phones in their pocket, and create as much space as possible. Because if you\u2019re doing Lai Rai right, you should have a borderline overwhelming amount of plates in front of you.<\/p>\n
Davie is a great place to be if you love Vietnamese food, but we haven\u2019t found another menu that revolves around nh\u1eadu dishes like Lai Rai\u2019s. You can, conceivably, order one entree here, but \u201ctapas\u201d is in the name for a reason. The most exciting things on the menu\u2014like the \u1ed1c dishes or the fish sauce chicken wings\u2014make the most sense in the center of the table, up for grabs. Once you\u2019ve cleared that stuff out of the way, request a pair of gloves and end the meal with one of the whole fried lobster dishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Between the shareable plates and the beer towers, Lai Rai acts like a big group restaurant, but it\u2019s actually pretty tiny. They can Tetris some of the tables\u2014both inside and on the sidewalk\u2014to accommodate a bigger group. You\u2019ll have to hunch over and tuck your elbows in to make it work, though. Don\u2019t let that dissuade you from celebrating a birthday here. Just try to bring friends with decent spatial awareness. <\/p>\n
Food RundownEscargot In Coconut Sauce<\/p>\n
The coconut and lemongrass sauce is balancing wonderfully on the edge of sweet and savory. Mix the snails around a bit to make sure they get flooded with that sauce. <\/p>\n
Crispy Fish Sauce Chicken Wings<\/p>\n
We\u2019d be happy if they dialed up the fish sauce just a little more on these, but they\u2019re still excellent. Every nanometer of the wing is crunchy\u2014and stays crunchy, no matter how long these sit on the table. <\/p>\n
Golden Fried Quail<\/p>\n
In case you need another fried bird in your life\u2014or just a smaller portion\u2014this is great, too. It\u2019s not dredged before it\u2019s fried, so the skin is golden and crisp. <\/p>\n
Tamarind Lobster <\/p>\n
End with a lobster. They have a few versions, but we really love the sour flavors of this one, which is tossed in a sauce thick with garlic, butter, and tamarind. Request a pair of gloves if you\u2019re not confident in your chopstick skills. <\/p>\n
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